Long-eared Hedgehog vs marsh rice rat

Hemiechinus auritus compared with Oryzomys palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Long-eared Hedgehog	marsh rice rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Chordata (Chordates)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class same	Mammalia (Mammals)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Erinaceomorpha (Erinaceomorpha)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Erinaceidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Hemiechinus	Oryzomys
Species	Hemiechinus auritus	Oryzomys palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

Long-eared Hedgehog and marsh rice rat share a common ancestor at the Class level: Mammalia. (Mammals)

Conservation Status

Long-eared Hedgehog

LC — Least Concern

marsh rice rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Long-eared Hedgehog	marsh rice rat
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Long-eared Hedgehog

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Cyprus, Spain, and Ukraine.

marsh rice rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.